Washing machine



J. T. ANTHONY WASHING MACHINE Jun@ 19, 1923. 1,459,979

Filed July 9. 1921 2 sheets-sheet. 1

l Jamsrdaoyzy June 19, 1923.

J. T. ANTHONY WASHISIG MACHINE atto: neg

Patent .am 19, 1923.v

Urrea ATENT OFFICE.

JAMES T. ANTHONY, OF EAST ORANGE, NEW JERSEY.

WASHING MACHINE:

Application led .Tuly 9,

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, JAMES T. ANTHONY, residing at East Orange, in the county of Essex and State of'New Jersey, a citizen of the United States, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsl in Washing Machines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in washing.` machines, and especially to machines for rapidly and eficiently washing dishes, cups, saucers, glasses, knives and forks, pots, pans, and a great many otherv articles.

The. principal object 'of the invention is -the provision of a novel and improved form of apparatus whereby the cleansing fluid may be forcibly thrown upon the articles to V be cleaned, and thereafter returned to a well for further utilization or for drainage.'

Other objects will be referred to in the following specification.

I have illustrated a preferred embodiment of my invention in the accompanying drawcylindricalor of any desired contour. AThe.`

lower portion 2 of said tank is preferably of a frusto-conical formation, the essential feature of this 'construction' being the inward taper of the said lower portion as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, said portion terminating in a bottom 3.

A Surrounding the tank 1, are bracing members 3 and 4, and, to thelower brace 4, are secured legs 5, carrying castors, or wheels 6,-

- this construction being shown in Figs. 1

and,y 2. The tank is preferably constructed of sheet metal, and the braces and legs of strap iron. In the embodiment herein depicted I have shown three -l'egs 5, but it is clear that I am not limited to that number.

Gonnected to the legs 5, aboutmidway of their length, is another bracing member 7,

'supporting and centering brackets 20 are 192,1. semina. 483,502.

. and below said member is 4secured a motor support to be now` described.

The motor support comprises a lower member 8, having upwardly and outwardly dlverglng arms 9, 10 and 11, and an upper member 12, provided with outwardly extendlng arms 13 and 14.-, and with -another arm 15, which is both outwardly extending and upwardly inclined. As shown in Figsjl, 2 and 3, the juncture of the arms 9, 10 and 11 'eo l form a Hat seat, `uponwhich rests .an electric motor 16, the shaft 17 thereof being here shown as extending through an aperture 18, 1n the member 8, and the other end of the shaft extending through an aperture 19 in l`the upper member 12, and through a stuffing box in the bottom 3 of the tank i. Suitable Y provided, wherebythe motor is securel fastened to the members 8 and 12, with its shaft in alignmentl with the apertures through which it extends.

A cylindrical distributor 2,1 is secured upon the bottom 3 of the tank 1, and, mounted upon the upper end of said shaft'isan impeller 22, provided with one or more lifting blades designed and adapted to exert an yupward thrust when the shaftl' is rotated.

As shown in Figs. 2 and 3, the distributor 21'i's exteriorly provided with a plurality of fins 23 which may be riveted to the distribltor'through flanges 24. The top edges 25, of said fins lie in a common horizontal' plane, while the bottom edges 26 are inclined and coincide with and lie upon the inner surface of the lower portion 2 of the tank 1.

The lower portion of the distributor 21\ is provided, between adjacent fins, with an.

elongated V`opening 27, it being noted that these openings are immediately adjacent the impeller 22. Arranged around the upper periphery of the distributor 21, and extending through the wall thereof, are a plurality of slots 28. A

In the practical embodiment of my invention shown. in the drawings, provision is made for holding the articles to be cleansed, and A indicates a' tray which lis shaped generally to conform to the interior contour of los Athe tank 1. The tray is here 4shown as a.

wire structure provided with top and bottom rails a and b, and; with transversely extend-- ing members c `(shown in -dotted lines) adapted to hold plat/es orv dishes in an inclined position. The tray A is referably of open cellular construction and t e bottom d thereof is corrugated to provide seats for the lower edges of plates or dishes when 1n the inclined position as indicated m Flg. 2. lt is to be 'noted that the lower portions of the bottom d of the tray A are approxlmately in line with'the slots 28, whereby the lower periphery ofthe articles held in posi-n tion by said bottom d are directly opposite said slots. It is to be further noted that the bottoms d rest upon the top edges 25 of the lins 23, and serve to hold the tray in the proper position. Handles e are provided whereby the tray A may be bodily lifted out of the tank 1. Y

Rigidly mounted upon the transverse members c, and directly above the open end of the distributor 21, is a tray B, adapted to contain knives, forks, spoons, etc.` This tray is ihere shown as formed of wire screen, but may be ofY any other suitable materlal. Mounted on a bracket 29 seoured-to the innerperiphery of the, tank 1 land. n ear the top thereof, is a third trayI C, primarily intended to hold cups, saucers, glasses, tum' blers etc. A cover 30, carrying a4 feed pipe 31, for

use in supplying hot water,V to the tank, is' prvided for the tank 1, the'cover also car- 4ryinga handle 32.

In order to empty the tank of the used water, I provide a vent pipe carrying a ,valve 34:, said vent pipe leading through the lower portion 2 of the tank, and into the extreme bottom portion of the distributor 21, in order that itV may draw' ofi all sediment, particles o ffood, grease, or other accumulations. vLeading downwardly into said pipe 33, is a water gage 35, which may either contain a float carryingia stem emerging at the top, or which may be a calibrated sight gage. The gage 35 may be utilizedl as a feedXpipe for the water, if desired, eliminatingthe necessity of the pipe 31.

The electric motor-lshould be of a high speedvariet'y` capable of 3000 It. P. M., and should provided with instrumentalities whereby it may be set for any desired speed, and with connections for any fixed socket or other source of power. Y

ln the operation of my machine, the cover trays A, B and 'C filled with the articles to be cleaned. Enough hot water to practically cover the fins 23,

is'then led into the tank, throughl the feed pipe 31, and the motor 16 is put into operar" tion. The revolving shaft 17 .causes a rapid rotation of the .impeller 22, and the water, which has entered the distributor 21 through the slots 27, is caused to assumera, centrifugal whirl and isthrodwn upwardly around the inner surface of the distributorl 21. Some y01E the water passes outwardly through the slots 28, and directly upon the lower por.

tions of the soiled faces of the dishes in the tray A, whence it 1s dedectedupwardly to tray A, because of ly with insegne the articles in the top tray Cf It be noted that the water thrown from the slots therein, and pasing through the rack and' u against the articles' upon the rack C.

oreover it'wll be obvious that, since the water in the distributor is thrown upwardconsider-able force, in striking the bottom of the' tray B, and the articles therein contained, a very considerable portion thereof will be deflected later ally.

"The portionso deiiected will be directed against the faces of vthe articles in rack A, and also against the sides of the tank and backwardly again against. the bottoms of the articles 1n ltray -A, resulting in a' thorough cleansing of said articles.

Ex riments with my machine as herein dlsclosed, have been made with and yiewed through a glass tank, and it has been noted that, with the motor running between 2000 and 3000 R. l?. M; acloud of spray siills the tank and that the hot water is forclbly thrown against every exposed portion V of all the artic es contalned in the racks A, B and C, res ting in a perfect cleansing of said articles. After the motor has been allowed' to run for from one to two minutes, the unclean water is led of through the pipe 33,' and clean het water is fed.l in through pipe 31, for they purpose of rinsing,

and the motor run a short while longer and stopped. T he cover 30 is then removed and the trays taken out and allowed? to stand forafew minutes, when the articles .will be found to be not only thoroughly cleaned but perfectly dry.

lin order to guard the moton against water of condensation dripping thereon, l pro-A vide a 'shield 36, secured to the armsf13, 14: and 15, and apertured to permit the shaft 17 to extend therethrough, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. Y A y 'The purpose of the tins 23 is twolfold; they serve to support the tray A, and position he contained articles at the desired location, and they also prevent the water in the lower 'portion 2 of the` tank 1, `assumin 'a centrifugal whirl. It is obvious that t e water which is thrown upwardly bythe impeiler 22 will fall back upon the j rotation of the impeller 22,

nei-shaped surfmof uit portions, to the distributor21. The impulse of the rapid however, would tend to cause the water in thep'ortion 2, outside 'of the distributor 21, .to assume a centrifugal whirl and rise upwardly along the inclined surface of the portion 2. This would result in an insufficiency of water in the distributor. thefins 23, resting upon the floor of the portion 2, effectively resist all tendency of the Water to assume the undesired centrifugal whirl.

Various modifications may be made in the apparatus set forth without departing from the scope of the invention as outlined in the appended claims, and I do not limit myself to the details here shown and described.

I claim: v

1. A. washing machine comprising a container provided with a body ortion and a lower portion having inwar positioned in said lower portion, a rotative -impeller operabl scribed. y

It is obvious therefore thatv y converging walls, a hollow water distributor centrallyimmediately abovey said impeller and being ported adjacent the latter to permit ingress of said cleansing fluid, means carried by the distributor lfor supporting said trays and apertures near the top of said distributor, adjacent said trays,

to permit :lateral egressl of said fluid, sub1 stantially as described.

3. A washing machine tainer provided with .a conically-shaped lower portion, a water distributor .centrally locatedin said. lower portion and provided at its bottom withports adapted to permit ingress of water, a rotative impeller mounted in said distributor, opposite said ports, and radially extended fins connected to thel outside of said distributor having their lower edges contacting the `surface of the lower portion of said container, whereby to .prevent circulatory motion of the water outside of and adjacent said distributor, sub-V stantially as described.

In' testimony whereof I signature. v c 1 hereunto ax my a n s nAN'rHoNY.

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